Episode 12: Learning Analytics Practitioners and Practice

About this episode

Leah Macfadyen and Danny Liu discuss the role of learning analytics practitioners in applying research to classroom settings.

This episode of the SoLAR Spotlight podcast series features Leah Macfadyen and Danny Liu as guests, hosted by Shibani Antonette. They converse about the importance of learning analytics practitioners and the pragmatisms in translating learning analytics research into real classroom practice. What is your takeaway of this podcast? What is the lie that Leah and Danny tell in the 'two truths and a lie' game? Let us know on twitter using the hashtag #SoLARspotlight on Twittter. If you want to know more about SoLAR, get in touch via solaresearch.org or tweet us @SoLAResearch.

People in this episode

Host: Shibani Antonette

Guests: Leah Macfadyen, Danny Liu

Topics covered

• learning analytics
• practitioners
• classroom practice

Keywords

• learning analytics research
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Learning Analytics Practitioners and Practice, SoLAR Spotlight

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